This past weekend my close friend from NYC was here in San Francisco for a visit. I wanted to do something unique and then a bright idea came to mind. At times I spot these little yellow go cars driving around the city, and although a tad ridiculous looking I have always wanted to give it a shot. So that became the big plan for our Saturday morning.
We picked our cars up in Fisherman’s Wharf and were greeted by a friendly staff. The cars have a GPS guided tour and for one hour it is $49, for two hours it is $88 and any additional hour is $29 per hour. The go cars only fit two passengers and somewhat resemble Steve Urkel's toy car- please excuse my Family Matters reference. It runs similar to a motorcycle with the gas and brakes in the handles and lacks the ability to move in reverse. After a safety video we put the helmets on and got ready to cruise.
I was the starter driver and only after a few brief panic moments I got comfortable driving and it was amazing! We decided to turn on some tunes instead of the GPS tour and started to create our own tour (big thanks to my sister who was the lead tour guide). We drove along the water, through the Richmond and my favorite was driving through the park- driving past SF buffalo and the massive windmill. The car goes up to about 30 mph and only once did we have to hop out of the car to help it up a hill. Overall we felt very comfortable driving it amidst the large buses and steep hills.
The best part about the yellow go cars was seeing just how beautiful San Francisco is. Sometimes when you live in such a city you steer away from partaking in tourist attractions. You get into your daily routine and at times forget what an incredible city we live in. So my advice if you live here or if you are just visiting is go rent a yellow car. It is a blast and makes you appreciate where you live or just makes you want to move here!
Side note-we named the car Tina
Reporting from 18 Rabbits, Erin
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